Kinnerton Road, in Kinnerton, was blocked by a police car this afternoon with officers turning vehicles around from the scene.

The entrance to a nearby field had also been taped off by police.

Several other properties were nearby the secluded, rural location.

A Kinnerton resident, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Post: “I saw about 10 police cars in the area at 7am. There was massive police activity.

“Nobody knew what had happened but we were guessing it had to be something big."

Armed police officers were also seen seven miles away in Chester city centre in the Bridge Street and Eastgate Street areas of the city. A police helicopter has also been seen overhead in Higher Kinnerton and Chester.

Just before the man’s arrest, a Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Cheshire Police are assisting North Wales police in their enquiries to locate a man they wish to speak to in connection with an incident which occurred in the Kinnerton area of North Wales in the early hours of this morning.

“Initial information suggested the man may have travelled to the Chester city area, and the public in Chester will have noticed an increased level of police activity as enquiries were conducted to locate the man.

“Those enquiries are now reaching conclusion, and the matter has been referred back to North Wales Police.”